Skaff Surname

230,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Skaff Surname User-submission:

Skaff is an Arabic occupational surname, which means 'shoemaker'. It is found among Christians in Lebanon.

Skaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2381:292,77827,135
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England131:4,286,005132,302
France121:5,535,227269,324
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Skaff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Skaff is an Arabic occupational surname, which means 'shoemaker'. It is found among Christians in Lebanon.

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Skaff Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Skaff Come From? nationality or country of origin

Skaff (Arabic: اسكاف, Russian: Скафф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Skaff.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 230,634th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,154,815 people. The surname Skaff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Skaff are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Skaff is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,238 people, or 1 in 292,778. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and West Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Skaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skaff has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skaff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Skaff are 3.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Skaff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning $56,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.99% more than the national average, earning $58,619 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeaff9130/
Shkaff917/
Sckaff914/
Skaffe911/
Skaf894,662/
Scaff801,558/
Skoff80862/
Skaif80250/
Skaaf8023/
Shkaf8015/
Skeaf8012/
Skhaf8010/
Skafe809/
Skaft802/
Skasf802/
Sckaf802/
Skkaf801/
Skayf801/
Skaife73769/
Scaffe73201/
Scaiff7350/
Skaftå7319/
Skafså734/
Scauff733/
Scaaff731/
Skhaaf731/
Skahaf731/
Shkoff731/
Skhaft731/
Scahff731/
Scafft730/
Skeiff730/
Skof67500/
Scaf67168/
Skaw67159/
Sqaf6716/
Scaiffe674/
Zkaf673/
Xkaf672/
Skafova672/
Skav672/
Skafová672/
Shcafft672/
Shkaife671/
Scaff's671/

Skaff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skaff in the Russian language
Скаффskaff-
Skaff in the Arabic language
اسكافaskaf-

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